Electric gas-lighter.



ELECTRIC GAS LIGHTER.

(Application filed Mar. 6, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT O FIon.

CONRAD HUBERT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ELECTRIC GAS-LIGHTER.

- SP IECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 644,860, dated. March 6, 1900. Application filed March 6, 1899, Serial No. 707,868. (1i 0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CONRAD HUBERT, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ElectricGas-Lighners, of which the following is a specification.

The invention is an improvement upon the gas-lighter shown in United States Letters Patent No. 617,592, granted January 10, 1899, to David Misell, assignor to the American Electrical Novelty and Manufacturing Company for-an improvement in electric devices.

The invention herein described and claimed is the addition of a lamp to the gas-lighter shown in that patent and the manner of connecting the lamp and gas-lighter in the circuit. This lamp is intended to enable the user to see to turn on the gas and to bring the igniter over the gas-jet.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the gas-lighter with the stem and upper part of the exterior easing containing the battery broken away. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the exterior casing with the lower part of the tube containing the batterycells broken away. Fig. 3 is a diagram of the circuits of the gaslighteras shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the circuits being such that partial depression of a ring closes the lamp-circuit and further depression opens the lamp-circuit and closes the igniter-circuit. Fig. 4 is a diagram of a modified arrangement, so that the lamp remains in circuit when the ring is completely depressed to close the igniter-circuin- Fig. 5 is a diagram of a modified arrangement in which both the lamp and the igniter are in the same circuit with a push-button. Fig. 6 is a diagram of a modified arrangement in which the lamp is in circuit with one push-button and the igniter is in circuit with another pushbutton.

In the form shown in Figs. 1, 2,'and 3 the exterior casing A is a tube of pasteboard or any suitable material. A dry battery is used made up of cells placed end to end. Each cell has one pole B formed in the shape of a cup or containing vessel which holds the other element and exciting material, as is well known. The other pole 0 projects from oneend and (except in the case of one of, the end cells which connects to the circuit)contacts with one end of a metallic ribbon O, which passes through a washer of pasteboard D, interposed between the adjacent cells, the opposite end of the ribbon contacting with the pole B of the adjacent cell. The cells are inclosed in a tube E of pasteboard or other suitable insulating material. One pole of the battery is electrically connected to a metallie cover F at the rear end of the casing by means of a contact-spring G, soldered inside of the cover. This cover fits over and electrically contacts with a metallic band H,which surrounds the casing. The other pole of the battery is'pressed against a contact spring or bridge I, soldered to the metallic cover K on the front end of the easing, into which a hollow metallic rod L is screwed and locked by a'pin. It will be seen that when the cover F is shoved on it not only makes contact with the adjacent pole of the battery, but holds the opposite pole thereof firmly in contact with the bridge.

The incandescentlam p M is of ordinary construction, being a glass globe containing a filament, one end of which is electrically connectthe threaded band which screws into the lamp.- socket and the other end of which is electrically connected to a button N,v which projects from the end of the lamp. This lamp is screwed into a socket in a three-way joint 0, which is screwed onto the end of the rod. I

Over the lamp is fitted a lantern-shaped piece -P, which is screwed onto one end of the threeway joint. This piece consists of a nut connected with the cock turner'or wrench P" by rods which protect the lamp. A bent rod Q is screwed into an end of the-three-way joint, and onto theend of this bent rod is screwed a hood R, which is open at its mouth and perforated at the upper end. Into the end of this hood is screwed the threaded end of a perforated bulb S, which protects a platinum igniting-wire T. One end of this wire is con,- nected to a button U, which is insulated from the bulb, and the other end is. connected to the socket. Contact is established by means of a ring or push-button, Figs. 3 and 4 showing rings and Figs. 5 and 6 showing push-buttons. Fig. 3 shows the preferred arrangespring u'.

ment of circuits, Figs. I, 5, and (3 being added to illustrate other forms, so that the broader claims shall not be limited to any specific arrangement of circuits.

In the arrangement of Fig. gentle pressure on the contact-ring V will close the lampcircuit, and heavier pressure will cause the lamp-circuit to be opened and thc igniter-circuit to be closed. Contact is made through a contact-lever pivot-ed at its middle point and normally held in t The contact-lever contacts with either of two contacts X and Y, the former being in the lamp-circuit and normally closed and the latter being in the igniter-circuit and normally open. Upon pressing the ring down upon the contact-lever gently the lampcircuit is closed as follows: through the battery, bridge I, and rod L to the threaded band of the lamp M, filament, button N, and wire .0 to the contact-lever \V, and thence through the contact-ring V, wire 1', ring ll, cap F, and spring G to the battery. Upon pressing the contact-ring hard the lamp-circuit is opened at the contact-lever. There is therefore a circuit-breaker comprising two movable members-viz., the contact-ring and contact-leverand having two points of contact, one point, that between the ring and lover, being normally open and the other, that between the leverand its contact-point in the lampcircuit, being normally closed;- but it is opened when the two members are pressed togethcr hard. lly the same hard pressure the circuit is closed at the lever through the igniter as follows: from the battery to the bridge I and rod L, to'the threaded end of the bulb S of the igniter, through the platinum wire '1 of the igniter, button U and' wire y, contact Y, contact-lever W, contact-ring V,

and thence, as before, to the other pole 'of' the battery.

Int-he modificationshown in Fig. I the lampcircuit is closed with gentle pressure on the contact-ring, and the igniter-circuit is closed after the lamp-circuit with hard pressure on the ring; but the lamp-circuit is. not broken on closure of the igniter-circuit.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5'the lamp and igniter are in series, and the circuit is closed by a single push-button, bringing the two into electrical connection with the bat tery simultaneously.

In Fig. 6 there are two push-buttons, one for closing the lamp-circuit and the other for closing the igniter-circuit.

It will be seen that in all of the arrangements there are provided a lamp, an igniter, a battery, and means for connecting the lamp and igniter with the battery at will, these means being the circuit or circuits and proper arrangements for closing circuit, as the contact-ring or push-button. In the arrangements of Figs. 3 and 1t there are means for closing first the lamp-circuit and then the igniter-circuit, and in a somewhat-different sense this is true of the arrangement of Fig.

he position shown bya f i with a movable member 6. In the arrangement of Fig. 3 there are means for closing the lamp-circuit independently of the igniter-circuit and means for opening the lamp-circuit and closing the igniter-circuit.

\Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Lettcrs Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a portable gas-lighter, the combination with a casing containing a battery and having an extension thereon, an electric lamp,

an electric igniter and a cock-turner carried by the extension, the lamp and igniter being normally in open circuit in relation to the battery, and means, carried by the casing, for placing the lamp or igniter in elosed circuit relation with the battery, substantially as described.

2. .In a portable gas-lighter, the combination with a casing containing a battery and having art-extension thereon, an electriclamp, an electric igniter and a cock-turner carried by the extension, the lamp andigniter being normally in-open-cireuit relation with the battery, and a single part havinga movement of variable extent to close the circuits through both the igniter and lamp, and to close the circuit through one independently of the closure of the circuit through the other, substantially as described.

3. In a portable gas-lighter, the combiner tion with a casing, of an electric lamp, an elee tric igniter and a cock-turner, all carried by the casing, an electric battery contained in the casing, and being normally in open-circuit relation to the lamp and. igniter, and means, carried by the casing, for placing the lamp and igniter in closed-circuit relation to the batteryand for placing the lampin closed circuit with the battery independently of the igniter, substantiallyas described.

4. A gas-lighter provided with an electric igniter, an electric lamp and a batter normally in open circuit, of a single manuallyactuated part for closing first the lamp-circuit and then the igniter-circuit, substantially as described.

5. A gas-lighter provided with an electric igniter, an electric lamp and a battery normally in open circuit, of a single manuallyactuated part for closing first the lamp-circuit independently of the igniter-circuit and for then opening the lamp-circuit and closing the igniter-circuit, substantially as described.

6. A circuit-closer comprising two movable members and a fixed terminal and having two points of contact, one point being normally open and one point being normally closed, but the last-named point being opened when the two members are pressed together hard, substantially as described.

7. In an electric switch, the combination permanently connected to one lead of a circuit, of a contactpoint connected to the other lead of the circuit, and an intermediate movable member, normally making contact with the point and out of contact with the other movable memother point and movable member, but when her, but when moved by the latter breaking moved by the latter breaking contact with contact with the point, substantially as dethe first point and making contaetwith the scribed. second point, substantially as described.

5 8. In an electric switch, the combination Signed by me in NewYork city, New York, 15

with a movable member permanently oonthis 4th day of March, 1899. nected to one lead, of two contact-points con- CONRAD HUBERT.

nected to the other lead, and an intermediate \Vitnesses: movable member normally making contact THOMAS EWING, Jr.,

to with one point and out of contact with the SAMUEL W. BALCH. 

